"People are so unaware...well, ignorance is a blessing, I guess...that would explain my depression." (Klebold, Dylan). With that sentence I dove into the most horrendous and saddest diary I've ever read, hoping to gain some insight into the mind of a disturbed young man. On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold accompanied his friend Eric Harris to one of the most publicized and shocking school shootings of today: the Columbine massacre. With their sawn-off shotguns and their god-like nature, the boys exacted their revenge not only on their peers, but also on themselves. When the nightmare collapsed and thirteen people died, the questions began. How could two such young boys commit this crime? What forced them to be like this? For the Klebold family, one question remained: How could Dylan have been involved in one of the crimes of the century? Dylan Klebold was undeniably ill, as his diary and other writings can demonstrate. A very intelligent but shy boy, Dylan felt isolated and unloved by both family and friends. Dylan's best friend, Eric Harris, was just as sick, if not more, than Dylan and incredibly persuasive. Above all, Dylan wanted to die. Although Dylan wanted to love and be loved, his mind was plagued by thoughts of death and suicide. Dylan Klebold's actions were the direct result of his relationships with his family and classmates, his friendship with Eric Harris, and the mental demons that howled within his mind. Many teenagers feel isolated at some point during high school. This isolation is often accompanied by feeling shunned, ostracized and excluded. When Dylan was growing up, he was very, very shy, especially at the beginning of middle school. In high school, he felt, along with Eric Harris, that he was judged for being out of society...... middle of paper ......ke. "Sworn statement." CBSnews.com. Np, nd Web. March 21, 2014. Harris, Eric. "Diary of Eric Harris." Schoolshooters.info. Dr. Peter Langman and Web. March 26, 2014. Klebold, Dylan. "Dylan Klebold's Diary and Other Writings". Schoolshooters.info. Dr. Peter Langman and Web. March 21, 2004. Klebold, Susan. "Susan Klebold's O Magazine Essay: I'll Never Know Why." Oprah.com. Np, 2009. Web. March 23, 2014. Kohn, David. “Columbine: Were There Danger Signs?” CBSNews. CBS Interactive, April 17, 2001. Web. March 22, 2014. “Narcissistic Personality Disorder.” Mayoclinic.org. Mayo Clinic Staff, nd Web. 07 April 2014. Reznor, Trento. Mr. Self-Destruction. Nine inch nails. Leaving Hope/tvt Music, Inc., 1994. CD."Sertraline (Oral Route)." Mayoclinic.org. Mayo Clinic Staff, nd Web. April 07, 2014."Who are the trench coat mobsters?" BBC News. BBC, 21 April 1999. Web. 23 March. 2014.